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AmeriHealth New Jersey Announces Sales Team Expansion

Iselin, NJ - September 18, 2007 - AmeriHealth New Jersey announced the expansion of its sales team in response to the growing customer and client needs resulting from the company’s recent product offerings and increased focus in the region. As part of this expansion, the company is adding two new positions and promoting two members of its sales force.

New Hires:

  • Ryan Petrizzi joins AmeriHealth as director of sales for northern New Jersey. He is based in the company’s office in Iselin. Prior to joining AmeriHealth, Petrizzi served the health insurance industry for more than ten years as a sales consultant. Petrizzi lives in Westfield, NJ.
  • Laura Tifft joins AmeriHealth as senior marketing coordinator for its operations in Mt. Laurel. Tifft previously served as the marketing coordinator at Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia. She lives in Ardmore, PA.

Promotions:

  • Lisa DiDio was promoted to director of sales for southern New Jersey. A 14-year veteran of AmeriHealth’s sales department, DiDio will now lead sales force operations in the company’s Mt. Laurel office. DiDio is a resident of Voorhees, NJ.
  • Michael Murphy was promoted to new business sales manager for southern New Jersey. He is based in AmeriHealth’s Mt. Laurel office where he worked in sales over the past seven years. He lives in Audubon, NJ.

“We are pleased to welcome Ryan and Laura, and congratulate Lisa and Michael on their promotions,” said Michael Munoz, vice president of sales at AmeriHealth New Jersey. “Our sales team expansion is an important part of our efforts to be responsive to the changing needs of brokers and businesses in the state of New Jersey.”

About AmeriHealth New Jersey
AmeriHealth HMO Inc. and AmeriHealth Insurance Company of New Jersey, collectively known as AmeriHealth New Jersey, provide health care coverage to nearly 265,000 New Jersey residents. The company has built credentialed hospital and physician networks for its managed care products, with thousands of physicians and more than 100 hospitals throughout its service areas. AmeriHealth New Jersey has offices in Mt. Laurel and Iselin.

AmeriHealth New Jersey is part of AmeriHealth, Inc, a growing group of insurance and health care companies whose product portfolio includes health insurance, workers’ compensation, property and casualty, and management services. With its base centered in the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, AmeriHealth companies have been recognized for their commitment to providing high quality products. AmeriHealth HMO of New Jersey and Delaware’s AmeriHealth HMO have received the highest possible accreditation by the national leader in HMO quality evaluation. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) has awarded both HMOs “Excellent” status for meeting its rigorous evaluation standards.